The WAITIKI 7 Tour: Part Two
Next stop: Washington D.C.
I was so wired and excited on my solitary ride to my hometown… I was practically speeding down the NJ turnpike! The four-car caravan soon separated (Zaccai drove his car and met up with us at Gina’s), but we found ourselves together again at various rest stops. Some people had small bladders, some needed coffee, and some had to stay awake! Before we knew it, we finally reached our destination in the early afternoon: the Hyatt on Capitol Hill. We got an awesome deal at the hotel because Randy’s cousin Stephanie is the manager. THANK YOU!! We only had a couple hours left before soundcheck at Bossa so we all went our separate ways and got ready. I had to eat, shower, warm-up, and iron all the uniforms in a short time that I practically went crazy. A reminder for the next tour: bring a uniform roadie!!
When we were ready to go and managed to get a hold of the valet parking dudes, we set foot into one of the busiest neighborhoods of DC: Georgetown. Upon entering Bossa, I was at first disappointed due to the size (the stage was tiny!) and lack of seating and tables. But after everything was set up (sound engineer took HOURS but was pretty nice) and the lights dimmed and people started walking in (my mom and close friends came to support us), the show turned out nicely.
Thank you all who came out to support us and our music!! This was our first show and it gave us positive momentum to see such a good turn out. After the show we treated ourselves to some good and cheap Middle Eastern food. My gyro was yummy!Before we left DC for Philly, we got some shots at the Capitol. Here is a shot from my car of our W7 caravan…
Next stop: Philadelphia
